T-Mobile Sidekick 3 officially announced

Jun 20 2006 - 12:47 AM ET | Danger, T-Mobile

sidekick 3After much speculation, T-Mobile and Danger have officially announced the T-Mobile Sidekick 3. While it wasn't officially announced until today, most of the specs were leaked through FCC filings.

Features of the Sidekick 3 include:

  • IM (AIM/Yahoo/MSN)
  • MP3 player with suport for stereo headset
  • miniSD card slot
  • Bluetooth
  • 1.3 megapixel camera
  • EDGE high-speed data
  • Sleeker design, 20% smaller and improved battery life

Current T-Mobile customers will be able to buy the Sidekick 3 starting on June 28th. It will be made available to the general public starting July 10th. Pricing runs $299 with a 2-year contract, $349 with a 1-year and $399 for pre-paid. Sidekick.com has been updated to reflect the new device.